joysticknoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdʒɔɪ.stɪk/us/ˈdʒɔɪ.stɪk/a vertical handle that can be moved forwards, backwards, and sideways to control the direction or height of an aircraft or to control a machine or computer game
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Air travel: parts of aeroplanes
- -nosed
- aisle
- autopilot
- barf bag
- canopy
- fixed-wing
- flap
- flight recorder
- fuselage
- nose
- nose cone
- pod
- propeller
- retrorocket
- rudder
- safety belt
- shell
- skid
- starboard
- wing
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Examples from literature
- It just hits the joystick to move the buggy in any direction.